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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Tempt the Playboy (Tempt, #2) by Natasha Madison

October 11, 2017December 7, 2017 AJ LOL Funny

  Amazon  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  iBooks  |  Paperback   Synopsis play·boy ˈplāˌboi/ noun a wealthy man who spends his time enjoying himself, especially one who behaves irresponsibly or is sexually promiscuous. Synonyms: socialite, […]

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ARC Review: Played (Gridiron, #4) by Jen Frederick

October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 Mel Friends-to-Lovers

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback Review 4 stars! Ty Masters stayed an extra year in college to lead his team to the championships and now he is on his way to the pros. He’s been working hard […]

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New Release: Unloved, a love story by Katy Regnery

October 8, 2017April 3, 2019 Mel Romance

  Unloved, a love story by Katy Regnery  AVAILABLE NOW! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA iBooks | B&N | Kobo | Paperback | Signed Paperback Blurb My name is Cassidy Porter… My father, Paul […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Excerpt: Battle Scars by Jane Harvey-Berrick

October 7, 2017October 5, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  Paperback   Synopsis From the dusty plains of Afghanistan to the sleek corridors of the New York Times, journalist MJ Buckman seeks the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but […]

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Blog Tour, ARC Review & Giveaway: Show Me The Way (Fight For Me, #1) by A.L. Jackson

October 6, 2017October 2, 2017 AJ Drama

The first stand-alone novel in A.L. Jackson’s brand-new Fight for Me series…     Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audible Signed Paperback   Blurb The first sexy, captivating, stand-alone novel in the brand-new FIGHT FOR ME series from […]

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Blog Tour: Scandalous (Sinners of Saint, #3) by L.J. Shen

October 5, 2017June 14, 2018 Mel Feeeeeeels

  Scandalous (Sinners of Saint, #3) by LJ Shen Now Live! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU *FREE on Kindle Unlimited*     Blurb They call him The Mute for […]

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Blog Tour: From Darkness (Hearts & Arrows, #3) by Staci Heart

October 4, 2017October 3, 2017 Mel Action

Bestselling author Staci Hart brings you an addictive romantic mythology series where love is the ultimate game, and Aphrodite always wins.     FROM DARKNESS (Hearts & Arrows, #3) by Staci Hart A Contemporary Romance […]

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Breaking Hollywood

ARC Review: Breaking Hollywood by Samantha Towle

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review “I licked them, so they’re mine.” 5 Astro-fucking-nomical stars!!! OMG, this is such an awesome read! Laugh-out-loud funny, characters that you can’t help but love from the moment you […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Stud Finder by Lauren Blakely

October 2, 2017November 14, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

From #1 NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blakely, comes the sexy and hilarious title… STUD FINDER, a new novella brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights!     As a broker of happily ever afters, Evie Milligan’s […]

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Release Day, ARC Review & Giveaway: Logan (Preston Brothers, #1) by Jay McLean

October 1, 2017October 1, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU   Blurb As a kid, Logan Preston was a brat. Through his teens, he became the bad boy. Now, at nineteen, no one knows […]

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Review: We Own Tonight (Second Time Around, #1) by Corinne Michaels

September 30, 2017October 30, 2019 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Amazon  |  iBooks  |  B&N  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  Paperback Review 4 “Once in a Lifetime” stars! This is such a gorgeous love story – a true fairytale romance between a woman […]

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ARC Review: Bad Reputation (Bad Boys of Sports, #1) by Nicole Edwards

September 28, 2017October 1, 2017 AJ Friends-to-Lovers

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 4 fun, sexy, friends-to-lovers stars I really enjoyed this book! It’s fun, funny and seriously sexy with a bad-boy NHL player that you can’t help but love, and a gorgeous best-friends-to-lovers […]

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ARC Review: Running Into Love (Fluke My Life, #1) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 AJ Romance

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback Review 4.5 stars I love this book! A sweet, funny, easy, chemistry-filled romance with very little angst, a quirky, lovable heroine and a whole heap of swoony alpha hero. Aurora […]

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Complicated

Review: Complicated by Kristen Ashley

September 24, 2017January 31, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon Review OMG, SO, SO GOOD! Wow, what a great love story – easy, functional, funny, and so freaking hot! With all of the charm, drama, passion and romance of old-school KA, this book […]

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Release Blitz, ARC Review & Excerpt: Solace by S.L. Scott

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 AJ Romance

  Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon AU  |  Paperback — FREE in Kindle Unlimited–   Synopsis He puts the Bad in bad boy. She puts the Sweet in sweetheart. When […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: My Image of You by Melanie Moreland

September 21, 2017September 20, 2017 AJ Drama

  Amazon  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  |  Google Play  |  BAM Blurb She was the first good thing that ever happened to me. The only person who made me want to stay put. […]

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Review: Full Tilt (Full Tilt, #1) by Emma Scott

September 20, 2017September 26, 2017 Mel Feeeeeeels

Buy: Kindle Ebook | Paperback | Audio Review 5 “No regrets” stars “Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They are in each other all along.” I have had this book on my kindle for months and […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Outskirts (The Outskirts Duet, Book 1) by T.M. Frazier

September 20, 2017September 14, 2017 AJ Romance

  BUY IT TODAY! Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon CA | Paperback *FREE with Kindle Unlimited*   Blurb Sawyer wants a life of her own. Finn wants to forget he ever […]

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Storm Gathering

ARC Review: Storm Gathering (Scorpius Syndrome, #4) by Rebecca Zanetti

September 19, 2017 AJ Action

Buy:  Kindle Ebook Review 5 kickass stars! I freaking love this series! Action, excitement and intrigue with passionate and intense against-the-odds romance all set in a dangerous and exciting post-apocalyptic world where the breakout of […]

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Tower of Dawn

Review: Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass, #6) by Sarah J. Maas

September 16, 2017September 16, 2017 AJ Fantasy

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback  |  Hardcover Review One word – EPIC! Just wow. I wasn’t sure what to expect from Chaol’s book. I was a fan of him from book #1, and though I’ve […]

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ARC Review: Delirious (Quantum, #6) by M.S. Force

September 15, 2017August 14, 2018 AJ Celebrities

  Amazon US |  Amazon CA  |  Amazon UK  |  Amazon AU iBooks  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google  |  B&N  |  Paperback Order a signed copy from Marie’s Store Blurb As one of Hollywood’s […]

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Review: Times Square by Jana Aston

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 Mel LOL Funny

Buy: Kindle Ebook  Review 4 stars! Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale. Originally included in the Love in Transit anthology, Times Square by […]

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Review: The Wilde One by Claire Contreras

September 10, 2017September 9, 2017 AJ Drama

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS ‘CATCH ME’ This review is for ‘Catch Me’ as it was published in 2013.  The Wilde One (published 2017) is the same story, but with a new title and cover and an […]

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ARC Review & Excerpt: Play On (Play On, #1) by Samantha Young

September 9, 2017April 17, 2018 AJ Romance

Releasing September 12th 2017 Amazon US |  iBooks US  |  B&N  |  Kobo US  |  Amazon UK |  iBooks UK  |  Kobo UK  |  Smashwords   Synopsis Nora O’Brien chased a dream from Indiana to Scotland, […]

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ARC Review, Tour & Giveaway: Elliott Redeemed (Preload, #2) by Scarlett Cole

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 AJ Drama

    Amazon US  |  Amazon UK  |  B&N  |  iBooks  |  Chapters Indigo  |  Paperback   Synopsis A single mom and tortured musician find common ground in Scarlett Cole’s Elliott Redeemed, the second standalone […]

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